eat sparingly

Example Sentences

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Ribbons of caramel, chocolate and ingredients most adults should only eat sparingly — such as bubble gum, cake frosting and rainbow sprinkles.

From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2017

They were all day on the long black road, stopping in the afternoon to eat sparingly from their meager supplies.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

These two supplied me with flesh a great while, for I eat sparingly, and saved my provisions, my bread especially, as much as possibly I could.

From The Children's Hour, v 5. Stories From Seven Old Favorites by Tappan, Eva March

Usually the sufferer with "nerves" is the only one in the household who will eat sparingly and chew his food slowly.

From How to Eat A Cure for "Nerves" by Hinkle, Thomas C. (Thomas Clark)

To eat sparingly of that which is good; to sleep when weary; to require cleanliness and pure air—these were the physical laws which worked out easily for decent minds.

From She Buildeth Her House by Comfort, William Wistar